JPS6321099A - Automatic washed article dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (1) Industrial application field This invention is a 12V battery that is charged while generating electricity based on the heat of high-temperature exhaust gas emitted while a car is running and the rotational force of the engine. The invention relates to a device that is operated using two types of free energy, ie, electric power, to dry freshly washed, damp laundry in a soft and soft manner.

(2) Conventional technology Traditionally, most people in Japan used solar heat, which is free energy, to dry their laundry.

However, with solar heat, naturally it is good on sunny days with high temperatures from spring to autumn, but on wet days such as rain, it cannot be done outdoors, so it has to be dried indoors for a long time.

Furthermore, even during the rainy season, which is a characteristic of Japan, the humidity caused problems with drying. During the rainy season, it was difficult to dry both inside and outside the house due to the humidity. As a result, housewives who had to deal with a large amount of laundry every day were having a hard time dealing with it.

Also, even in normal weather, there was no sunlight at night, making drying virtually impossible.

On the other hand, although dryers that use electricity or other paid energy are commercially available, their penetration rate in households nationwide is still around 15%. This is not so much due to the popularity of dryers themselves, but rather because the cost of paid energy such as electricity is high, and although it may be inconvenient, the free solar heat can get most of the work done, so I don't think it's strange that they have become so popular.

Next, in the past, the washed items were either dehydrated by the washing machine itself or wrung out by hand, spread out to make it easier to dry, and left to air dry outdoors or indoors. As a result, the washed clothes were left open to dry, leaving them all stiff and stiff after drying.

As a result, it felt stiff when worn directly on the naked body, and although it took a while until I got used to it, there was no particular improvement.

(3) Problems to be solved by the invention (1) Conventional drying is mostly done by solar heat or indoor natural drying, which is greatly influenced by season, time, weather, and geographical location. However, the situation was different, sometimes drying in a short time and sometimes taking several days, and there was an inconvenience that had to be dealt with each time.

(2) In order to automatically dry laundry using electricity, gas, oil, etc., it is necessary to create an automatic dryer that uses such paid energy, and to consume valuable paid energy each time it is used. , which would require a lot of energy and expense.

(3) Furthermore, since conventionally the clothes were dried naturally under sunlight or indoors, they always felt stiff after drying, making it uncomfortable for a while when worn directly on the skin.

(4) The automatic drying machine according to the method of the present invention was devised in an attempt to solve the above three drawbacks all at once and provide even more convenience.

(5) It uses two types of free energy at the same time: the heat from the high-temperature exhaust gas emitted while the car is running, and the 12V electricity generated by the generator and charged in the battery by the rotation of the engine. It dries the laundry.

(6) For use in automobiles, when the automobile is driven for a certain purpose, the automatic dryer also operates at the same time, so drying can be done regardless of differences in season, time, weather, or geographical location.

(7) Furthermore, by rotating the internal rotating cylindrical metal wire approximately 60 times per minute using the rotational force generated by the motor,
Since the laundry being dried is constantly floating in the space inside the rotating cylindrical wire rack, the dried laundry becomes very soft, fluffy, and fluffy, making it very comfortable to wear again.

(4) Means to solve the problem Let me now explain its structure.

(1) Make an orderly round hollow out of a thin stainless steel plate as shown in Figure 1 (Figure A). The reason why we hollowed it out in a round shape was to make sure that air could flow freely and smoothly inside and out of the rotating cylindrical metal shell made from this material.

(2) Using the amount of the material, make a rotating cylindrical metal shell (1) in the shape shown in Figure 1 (Figure B). It is made of hollowed-out material on the entire surface, allowing hot air to freely flow in and out while drying laundry.

(3) The rotating cylindrical metal wire is made so that a part of the cylindrical surface can be opened and closed, and a lid (2) that can be opened and closed with a hinge (4) is attached, and it can be fastened or removed with a hook (5).

(4) Then attach the shaft (3) for rotation.
One end of the mandrel is attached to the gear.

(5) Attach three protruding plates (6) at equilateral triangular positions inside the rotating cylindrical metal frame as shown in Figure 1 (D).

When viewed from the side, they look like Figure 1 (Figure C). The protrusion plate (6) has a cylindrical metal wire that rotates approximately 60 times per minute, so each protrusion plate lifts and drops the laundry inside it repeatedly by the number of rotations, so the laundry is constantly stuck in the space. You will be in a state of floating.

(6) The device that is completely sealed and draws exhaust gas into the cavity to heat the air inside the cavity as well as the space where the rotating cylindrical metal wire is located, which is the original purpose, is shown in Figure 2 (
It looks like (Figure A). Naturally, this is also constantly exposed to moisture, so it is made of stainless steel to prevent it from rusting.

(7) It looks like Figure 2 (Figure B) when viewed from the front, and Figure 2 (Figure C) when viewed from the side. There is a pipe (8) at the bottom that draws in exhaust gas, and at the top on the opposite side there is a pipe (10) that discharges exhaust gas. Since the air in the space where the rotating cylindrical metal wire is located is constantly moist and warm during drying of the laundry, a hole (9) is provided to exhaust it to the outside of the vehicle. Then, a hole (11) is provided on both sides to take out the rotating cylindrical metal core.

(8) To prevent accidents, the part of the pipe (8) that touches the trunk should be surrounded with insulation material.

(9) The completely sealed cavity itself is surrounded by a rectangular parallelepiped box (18) as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B. The box should be plastic.

Attach a lid (12) with a buttercup (14) to it. Make the lid so that the part where the cylindrical metal wire protrudes is curved. When the lid is closed with the haiku (15), it stops tightly to prevent air from leaking inside. There is a handle on the lid (13
).

(10) Figure 3 (Figure B) is a side view, and as you can see, from the inside there are the rotating metal cylinder and its lid, the completely sealed cavity, and the rectangular parallelepiped box and its lid. They work together in combination.

(11) Attach a motor (16) and a gear (17) to the left side of the rectangular parallelepiped box (18). This rotates the cylindrical metal wire inside. The power source for the motor is the cigarette lighter plug in the driver's seat of the car. Since this is the case, we connect an electric wire to that point through the bottom of the car body.The motor is rotated by 12V electricity.

(12) Completely surround the motor and gears with a box (20) as shown in Figure 5 (Figure A).

(13) The box (20) is docked and fixed with the rectangular parallelepiped box (18).

(14) Place the completed dryer in the trunk of a car, drill two holes, and insert pipes (
8) and the pipe (21) and take it out of the vehicle. To prevent any accidents, the parts where the two pipes come into direct contact with the trunk should be surrounded with insulation.

(15) As shown in Figure 5 (Figure B), secure the left and right sides of the dryer and both sides of the trunk by pressing them against each other with the presser rods (19).

(16) The exhaust pipe next to the car's muffler (
Connect one side of the connecting pipe (22) to the screw (24)
3) to prevent gas leakage or falling off.

(17) The exhaust gas intake pipe (8) of the dryer and the other of the connecting pipe (22) are connected and fixed with screws (23) to prevent gas leakage and falling off.

(18) The exhaust gas that has passed through the completely sealed cavity in the dryer passes through the outlet pipe (10) and is discharged from the pipe (21) to the outside of the vehicle. The pipe (21) has an air vent (
9) It also works to bring out the humid, warm air coming out of the car.

The device configured as described above dries laundry using two types of free energy: high-temperature exhaust gas and 12V electricity generated from power generation.

(5) Operation Since the present invention has the configuration as described in "Means for Solving Problems," when this device is used, the operation procedure is as follows.

(1) Open the trunk of the car, go to the dryer inside, grasp the front handle (13), and close the lid (12).
) to its maximum extent.

(2) Next, open the lid (2) of the rotating cylindrical metal net, put some dehydrated laundry inside, and arrange it horizontally almost evenly. This allows for more efficient drying.

(3) After putting all the laundry in, tightly close the rotating cylindrical metal lid (2). Next, remove the lid of the dryer (1
2) Close it tightly. Closing the lid (12) means that the inside is completely sealed.

(4) When a car engine is started, its rotational force rotates the generator and starts generating electricity. Then, power is generated one after another. The 12V electricity from the charged battery also comes to the cigarette lighter plug, so the present invention draws electricity from there, so the dryer motor (1
6) also starts rotating at the same time. Therefore, you can say that the dryer switch is like the ignition key of a car.

(5) Reduce the number of revolutions of the motor (16) using the gear (17) so that it rotates approximately 60 revolutions per minute. Why about 60
As for why I decided on rotation, as a result of the experiment, the speed of 60 rotations was the same as lifting and dropping the laundry, and it was constantly rotating and floating in space.
This is because it is the most convenient rotation speed.

(6) Since one shaft of the rotating cylindrical metal dowel is connected to a gear, the rotating cylindrical metal dowel also rotates approximately 60 times per minute.

(7) As the three protruding plates inside the rotating cylindrical metal wire rotate, they lift and drop the laundry inside the same 60 revolutions, so in effect the laundry constantly rotates and fills the space. It becomes like floating. This allows it to dry with a soft and fluffy feel.

(8) On the other hand, the exhaust gas emitted by the automobile passes through the muffler pipe (24), the connecting pipe (22), and enters the completely sealed cavity through the pipe (8). At first, the temperature of the exhaust gas rises in proportion to time, but once the engine gets hot and starts operating normally, it stays at around 80 degrees Celsius, so the temperature of the exhaust gas also stays at a slightly lower temperature. It starts to come out.

(9) The exhaust gas that has entered the cavity is gradually pushed out by pressure, so it evenly fills the cavity and is expelled from the vehicle through the pipe (10) and the pipe (21).

Since the exhaust gas fills the entire cavity while going from the inlet at the lower left to the outlet at the upper right, the interior of the cavity becomes high temperature.

(10) When the temperature of the cavity becomes high, it inevitably heats up the air inside the surrounding space, that is, the space where the rotating cylindrical metal shell is located. Naturally, this space is tightly closed with a lid (12), so there is almost no air leakage.

(11) Since the temperature of the space where the rotating cylindrical metal wire is located becomes hot, it is possible to dry the laundry that is floating while rotating inside the space.

(12) Due to the two conditions of hot air and constantly spinning and floating in space, laundry becomes soft and fluffy when drying.

(13) There is a hole (9) for taking out the humid air that comes out as the laundry dries to the outside of the car, and the lukewarm, humid air naturally rises and exits from the hole (9).

(14) When the car reaches its destination, stops, and turns off the engine, all operations of this drying device also stop. All aspects of the present invention can be operated with a single ignition key of the automobile.

(15) Dry the laundry with lid (12) and lid (2).
) and take them out.

(16) Then, close the lid (2) and lid (12) back to their original positions and the work is complete.

(6) Effects of the Invention (1) The present invention uses free thermal energy that should be thrown away while the car is running, and electricity that is constantly being charged while the car is running, so the energy cost is zero.

(2) Since the laundry is dried using the heat of the exhaust gas that should be discarded, the laundry can be dried automatically as long as the car is running, regardless of season, time, weather, or geographical differences, making it an all-weather model. What's more, it's a revolutionary way to use free energy.

(3) Furthermore, since you use a car, you naturally have freedom of movement, so you can take it anywhere you like.

(4) Today, about 70% or more of households in Japan own a car. Therefore, the present invention has a market of its own, and its use has a great impact, making it possible to save a great deal of energy.

(5) Since the laundry is constantly rotating and floating in the cylindrical metal cabinet, it dries in a soft and fluffy manner, which is very pleasant to wear later.

(6) Since it is all-weather type, it can be used at any time, and because it can be moved freely, it can be used anywhere, and it can be dried to a soft and fluffy feeling. It's revolutionary because you can do it for free.

(7) Until now, the gasoline put into a car was used only to drive the car, but the present invention can also dry laundry, making it more efficient for multiple purposes with the same amount of gasoline. It means using up precious gasoline so we can get to work.

(8) In other words, until today, the gasoline in a car was used only to run the car, but in addition to that, it also had to do the job of drying the laundry, so if the amount of work done up until now was 10, , according to the invention, the same amount of gasoline will do 12 jobs. It will be even more efficient.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

In Figure 1, (Figure A) is a plan view of the stainless steel plate with neatly perforated holes for the rotating cylindrical metal plate (Figure B) is a perspective view of the rotating cylindrical metal plate (Figure C) is an internal perspective view of the rotating cylindrical metal plate. (Figure D) is an internal side view of the rotating cylindrical metal shell.In Figure 2, (Figure A) is a perspective view of the completely sealed cavity (Figure B) is a front cross-sectional view of the completely sealed cavity (Figure C) is the fully sealed cavity. Side sectional view of Figure 3 (Figure A) is a perspective view of the rectangular parallelepiped box and lid (Figure B) is a side sectional view of the rectangular parallelepiped box, completely sealed cavity, and rotating cylindrical metal shell all assembled. Of these (Figure A) is a perspective view of a rectangular parallelepiped box with a motor and gears (Figure B) is a front view of a rectangular parallelepiped box with a motor and gears. The perspective view (Figure B) shows the box surrounding the gears docked, and the perspective view (Figure C) shows the dryer being held in the trunk by a presser bar. Fixed front view Figure 6 (Figure A) is a front sectional view (Figure B) of the state of piping for the flow of exhaust gas into the airtight cavity. Of the sectional views in Figure 7, (Figure A) is a perspective view of the piping state of the dryer (Figure B) is a side view of the piping example of the dryer installed in the trunk of a car. ) is a side view of an example in which a car is pulling a trailer (Figure B) is a side view of an example in which a truck is used (Figure C) is a side view of an example in which a camper is used. A front cross-sectional view of the presser bar (Figure B) is a perspective view of the presser bar (Figure C) is a perspective view of the connecting pipe Explanation of drawing numbers 1. Outer circumference of rotating cylindrical metal 2. Rotating cylindrical metal lid 3. Rotating cylindrical metal shaft 4. Rotating cylindrical metal shell 5. Rotating cylindrical metal hook 6. Rotating cylindrical metal protrusion plate 7. Completely sealed cavity 8. Exhaust gas intake pipe9. Air vent hole 10. Exhaust gas exhaust pipe 11. Hole for passing the mandrel in a completely sealed cavity12. Dryer lid 13. Handle 14. Chotsugai for dryer 15. Hook for dryer 16. Motor 17. Gear 18. Rectangular box 19. Presser bar 20. Box surrounding the motor and gears21. Pipe for discharging exhaust gas outside the vehicle 22. Connecting pipe 23. Screws attached to the connecting pipe 24. Automobile exhaust gas pipe 25. car trunk surface

Claims (1)

[Claims] The present invention is installed in the trunk of a car and uses the high-temperature exhaust gas emitted while the car is running and the 12V power from the cigarette lighter plug in the driver's seat to rotate the motor. This is a device that dries damp laundry using two types of free energy, so I will talk about it. (1) [1] As shown in Figure 1 (Figure A), to prevent rust, a plate made of stainless steel is hollowed out in an orderly round shape, and a mandrel ( 3) and lid (2)
) Make a rotating cylindrical metal wire (1). In addition to this, there is a hinge (4) and a hook (5) for opening and closing the lid (2).
Attach each. [2] Inside the rotating cylindrical metal plate, a protruding plate (6) is attached at an equilateral triangular position as shown in Figure 1 (D). When viewed from the side, the protrusion plate is located as shown in Figure 1 (Figure C). [3] A device that uses high-temperature exhaust gas emitted by a car while it is running to heat the air inside the car, that is, the area where the rotating cylindrical metal plate is located, has a structure as shown in Figure 2 (Figure A). Since the inside is constantly damp, a stainless steel plate is used to prevent rust and to prevent gas leaks, a completely sealed device is created with a cavity filled with gas. It has a pipe (8) for introducing exhaust gas and a pipe (10) for discharging it, as well as a hole (9) for letting out the humid, warm air that comes out during drying. [4] High-temperature exhaust gas enters the interior through the gas-containing pipe (8) at the bottom of the completely sealed cavity. The gas is forced out from the car under pressure, so it all circulates inside the sealed cavity. As this happens, the air in the area where the rotating metal cylinder is located gradually heats up. The exhaust gas in the filled cavity is forced out by pressure to the outside of the vehicle from the pipe (10). Note that the parts of pipe (8) and pipe (21) that contact the trunk should be covered with heat insulating material to prevent accidents. [5] The cavity itself is surrounded by a rectangular parallelepiped box (18) as shown in Figures 3 (A) and (B). The box (18) is made of plastic. A lid (12) with a hinge (14) is attached to it, and the lid (12) can be opened and closed by grasping the handle (13). [6] There is a motor (
16) and gear (17) to rotate the rotating cylindrical metal ring inside. The motor's power source is the cigarette lighter plug in the driver's seat of the car, so connect the wire to that point. It takes 12V electricity from the plug. [7] Place the motor and gears in a box (2) as shown in Figure 5 (Figure A).
0) completely surround it. [8] The box (20) is docked and fixed with the rectangular parallelepiped box (18). [9] The docked and fixed dryer is placed in the trunk of the car, and two holes are drilled, pipes (8) and pipes (21) are inserted into the holes and brought out from the bottom of the car. and fix it. [10] As shown in Figure 5 (Figure B), secure the left and right sides of the dryer and both sides of the trunk by pressing them against each other with presser rods (19). [11] Exhaust pipe next to the car muffler (2
Connect one side of the connecting pipe (22) to the screw (23)
) to prevent gas leakage or falling off. [12] Connect the exhaust gas inlet pipe (8) of the dryer and the other of the connecting pipe (22), and secure with screws (23).
Prevents gas leaks and falling off. [13] The exhaust gas that has passed through the dryer internal cavity is further pushed out under pressure, passes through the exhaust gas outlet pipe (10), and is discharged outside the vehicle through the pipe (21). [14] The humid, raw, warm air released when laundry is dried in the rotating cylindrical metal cabinet is vented outside the vehicle through the air vent hole (9) and the pipe (21). The device is constructed by connecting all of the components as described above, and it dries laundry using two types of free energy: the high-temperature exhaust gas emitted by a car while it is running, and the 12V electricity obtained from power generation. (2) Automatic laundry according to claim 1, which uses a long connecting pipe (22) in a trailer pulled by a car to draw in exhaust gas and operate a drying device to dry laundry for free. Material drying equipment. Figure 8 (Figure A) shows an example of this. (3) Activate the dryer placed on the truck bed,
The automatic laundry drying device according to claim 1, which dries laundry free of charge. Figure 8 (Figure B). (4) The automatic laundry drying device according to claim 1, which operates a dryer installed in a camper to dry laundry free of charge. FIG. 8 (C) is an example of this.